Project Manager

Company: Wates
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Location: Milton Keynes
Job Description:

Overview

As Project Manager in the Retrofit team, you lead SHDF-funded retrofit and planned works for social housing, ensuring safe, on-time, and within-budget delivery. Based in Milton Keynes, you’ll coordinate cross-functional teams and managers, driving performance, quality, and client satisfaction. This role offers exposure to major decarbonisation programmes and long-term growth within a supportive, professional environment.

Pay / Benefits

  • ongoing training and professional development
  • long-term career investment and progression opportunities
  • exposure to major retrofit and decarbonisation programmes
  • support from experienced industry professionals across operational and commercial teams

Responsibilities

  • Lead delivery of retrofit and planned improvement programmes from mobilisation to completion
  • Coordinate operational teams, subcontractors and supply chain partners
  • Ensure delivery aligns with timescales and budgets
  • Monitor performance, risks and client requirements
  • Support site teams on quality, health & safety, and customer service standards
  • Build strong relationships with clients, residents and internal stakeholders
  • Manage project reporting, forecasts and programme updates
  • Drive continuous improvement across delivery and operations

Key requirements

  • Proven experience at Project Manager level or above in construction
  • Background delivering planned works, refurbishment or maintenance in social housing
  • Ability to manage multiple stakeholders, programmes and subcontractors
  • Experience leading projects through all delivery phases
  • Strong commercial, operational and programme management skills
  • Full UK Driving Licence
  • Stakeholder management
  • Communication and collaboration
  • Problem-solving and decision-making
  • Project management
  • Budgeting and cost control
  • Risk management

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Posted: September 30th, 2026